Building Permit — data dictionary
First American's own building-permit feed (parallel to BuildZoom). · 29 fields · source FA Building Permit Data Dictionary Layout v24 20250601 (v24 · 2025-06-01).
Cross-check signal for the roofing permit-event label.
| Field | Type | Display | Code table | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION | ||||
| FIPS | varchar(5) | Restricted Display | FIPS | FIPS: Federal Information Processing Standard. Five digit code. First two digits represent the STATE, while the last three digits represent the COUNTY or county equivalents. |
| FAPropertyID | BigInt(11) | Restricted Display | The First American Derived ID that uniquely identifies a property in the First American Database. | |
| Address Information | ||||
| Street | varchar(116) | Public Display | Street Address: 123 S MAIN ST # 4 | |
| City | varchar(55) | Public Display | The city for the property address. | |
| State | varchar(2) | Public Display | Two letter state abbreviation for the property. | |
| ZIP_Code | varchar(10) | Public Display | Five digit code assigned by the USPS: 90001-1000 | |
| Latitude | float(12) | Restricted Display | FA standard latitude of the property. | |
| Longitude | float(12) | Restricted Display | FA standard longitude of the property. | |
| Building Permit Information | ||||
| Project_Type | varchar(25) | Restricted Display | Type of Project applied for during issuance of Permit. | |
| Contractor_ID | varchar(6) | Restricted Display | Vendor Masked Contractor ID. | |
| Effective_Date | varchar(10) | Restricted Display | Effective Date of Building Permit. (format (YYYY-MM-DD) Example (2023-01-31). | |
| Permit_Number | varchar(25) | Restricted Display | Permit Number issued by Municipality. | |
| Status | varchar(40) | Restricted Display | Current Status of Building Permit. | |
| Type | varchar(105) | Restricted Display | Full text description of the type of work to be performed under the building permit. | |
| Subtype | varchar(45) | Restricted Display | Additional information relating to the type of project. | |
| Description | varchar(4000) | Restricted Display | Detailed description of the work to be performed under the building permit. | |
| Job_Value | numeric (10,2)(12) | Restricted Display | Estimated value of the work to be performed under the building permit. | |
| Fees | numeric (10,2)(12) | Restricted Display | Fee amount paid for the issuance of the building permit. | |
| Project_Name | varchar(65) | Restricted Display | Project Name for the building permit. | |
| Business_Name | varchar(80) | Restricted Display | Contractor/Business the Building permit was issued. | |
| Homeowner | varchar(80) | Restricted Display | Name of the homeowner listed on the building permit. | |
| Square_Feet | int(7) | Restricted Display | Square Feet of construction associated with Building Permit. Primarily for new construction and additions to properties. | |
| Stories | varchar(3) | Restricted Display | Number of stories of the building to be constructed. | |
| Units | varchar(4) | Restricted Display | Number of units to be constructed. | |
| Subdivision | varchar(50) | Restricted Display | Name of the subdivision the property for which the building permit is issued. | |
| Parcel_Number | varchar(20) | Restricted Display | Assessor Parcel number listed on the building permit. | |
| Collection_Point | varchar(25) | Restricted Display | The Municipality where the Building permit was collected. This information could be city, township, county. | |
| Vendor Key Information | ||||
| BPPropertyID | varchar(10) | Restricted Display | Vendor Specific Property ID - internal ID's for tracking and research. This ID case sensitive. | |
| BPPermitID | varchar(10) | Restricted Display | Vendor Specific Building Permit ID - internal ID's for tracking and research. This ID case sensitive. | |